Former Houston head coach and current Purdue special teams coordinator Tony Levine announced Saturday on Twitter that he was stepping away from coaching altogether.

While college football coaches get big money for recruiting, developing and coaching players, few talk about the impact it has on the family. I’ve spoken to former SEC players who vow they will never get into coaching regardless of the money because of the time it takes away from their family. If you’re at home, you’re at the facility. If you’re not at the facility, you’re usually on the road recruiting. That’s the life of a college football coach. It’s certainly not for everyone.

On Saturday, Levine announced he was stepping away from coaching to make his family a priority.

Levine’s tweet was followed up by a picture of his family.

This will remind SEC fans of what Gene Chizik did following his decision to step down as UNC’s DC in order to spend more time with his family. No doubt Chizik and Levine will always have a desire to coach — and maybe one day they’ll return in some facet, but the desire to spend time with their family will always be more important than coaching.

You have to respect that.